Trula
A feminine name of unknown origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 465 living Americans carry the first name Trula. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Trula today is around 75 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trula births was 1923 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trula. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Trula is about 75 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Trulas were born before 1961.
People living today
465
~ 1 in 737,106 Americans
Peak year
1923
63 babies that year
Average age
75
years old
1982 SSA rank
#12,227
Tracked since 1893
Census
Trula in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 691 people with the first name Trula, which placed it at #16,359 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,359
National first-name rank
People counted
691
691 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trula
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trula is White at 84.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.4%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Trula described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Trula at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.8% · 586
- Black or African American8.4% · 58
- Two or more races3.6% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Popularity
Trula: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trula from the 1890s through to the 1980s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 514 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trula by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Trula during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trulas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Trula, while Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 114 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Trula
The name Trula finds its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is believed to have derived from the Etruscan word "trule," meaning "to bloom" or "to blossom," reflecting the name's association with nature and fertility.
During the height of the Etruscan civilization, Trula was a name commonly bestowed upon young girls, often in connection with rituals and ceremonies celebrating the arrival of spring and the renewal of life. It was a name imbued with symbolic significance, representing the eternal cycles of nature and the hope for abundance and prosperity.
Trula can be traced back to ancient Etruscan inscriptions and artifacts, such as funerary urns and pottery, where it appears as a personal name alongside other Etruscan monikers. The earliest known record of the name Trula dates back to the 6th century BC, found on a terracotta votive offering from the region of Veii, an important Etruscan city-state.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Trula. One of the earliest recorded was Trula Vibenna (c. 450 BC), an Etruscan woman renowned for her skill in weaving and her dedication to the goddess Minerva. Her intricate tapestries were said to adorn the temples of the Etruscan cities.
Another prominent figure was Trula Papiria (c. 200 BC), a Roman noblewoman who played a pivotal role in the negotiations between Rome and the Etruscan city of Volsinii during the Punic Wars. Her diplomatic efforts were instrumental in forging a lasting peace between the two powers.
In the 5th century AD, Trula Honorata was a renowned scholar and philosopher from the city of Ravenna. Her writings on Neoplatonism and her commentaries on the works of Plato and Aristotle made her a highly respected figure in the intellectual circles of the late Roman Empire.
During the Renaissance period, Trula Farnese (1497-1567) was an influential patron of the arts and a member of the powerful Farnese family. She commissioned numerous works from renowned artists of the time, including Michelangelo and Raphael, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of art and culture.
In more recent times, Trula Hollis (1918-1995) was a celebrated American artist known for her vibrant abstract expressionist paintings. Her works were exhibited in major galleries and museums across the United States, and she was recognized as a pioneering figure in the American art scene of the mid-20th century.
People
Trula + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Trula: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trula?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 465 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trula going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 737,106 US residents.
Is Trula a common name?
We classify Trula as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,045 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trula most popular?
The single biggest year for Trula was 1923, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trula is about 75 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trula in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 691 people with the name Trula, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,359 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Trula in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Trula?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trula appears almost entirely female. Of the 691 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Trula?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trula is White at 84.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.4%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Trula most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Trula in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.8% (586 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Trula in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trula a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Trula in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Trula still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trula in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Trula can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Trula?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.